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The seller says its condition is refurbished. How do you refurbish something that is only about 20 years old.  It's a modern reproduction just look at the wheels and pinions, not one single blemish in the brass. All yours for an expensive over the top price of. Even the case is a repro.   

£1,100.00

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294336860334?hash=item4487d810ae:g:pkgAAOSwjG5hGPbB

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For those that aren't familiar of the movements here is an original it's somewhat incomplete proper anique movement. They are very much like the birdcage movements you find in a 30 hour Longcase  or a Lantern clock.  The main difference is the style of the cage and the position of the hammer.  

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Functionality, reproductions have the possibility to be far superior compared with an original article, due to improvements in materials and manufacturing over time, (some call this idea "a value add").  But... all to often, these unidentified replicas end up being nothing more than cheap crap worth less then the box they shipped in.  Reproductions, regardless of which way they go, can have their place, as long as they are priced fairly and both the buyer and seller understands what is being bought and sold.

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7 hours ago, oldhippy said:

For those that aren't familiar of the movements here is an original it's somewhat incomplete proper anique movement. They are very much like the birdcage movements you find in a 30 hour Longcase  or a Lantern clock.  The main difference is the style of the cage and the position of the hammer.  

s-l1600.jpg

O.H. - in the photo, is that a verge wheel I'm seeing?  Would this clock have a foliot instead of a pendulum? How old would this one be?

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